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Mompox (Santa Cruz de Mompox)
A UNESCO-listed colonial town frozen in time on the Magdalena River, said to have inspired Gabriel García Márquez's fictional Macondo.
0 km · about 5 min drive
South AmericaColombiaBolívar
Mompós
Bolívar, Colombia · South America
About Mompós
Mompós is worth a stop: 15 minutes from San Zenón, right by Mompox (Santa Cruz de Mompox).
Mompós is in Bolívar, Colombia, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Zenón, about 8 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Mompós: Mompox (Santa Cruz de Mompox) (0 km).
Where is Mompós?
Mompós is in Bolívar, Colombia, about 8 km from San Zenón.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,861
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Bolívar
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 9.2419, -74.4267
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Worth the detour from Mompós
1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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